Accrued Insurance Claims

The Company retains the risk of loss, up to certain limits, for claims relating to automobile liability, general liability (including locate damages), workers’ compensation, and employee group health. With regard to losses occurring in fiscal 2013, the Company has retained the risk of loss up to $1.0 million on a per occurrence basis for automobile liability, general liability and workers’ compensation. These retention amounts are applicable to all of the states in which the Company operates, except with respect to workers’ compensation insurance in three states in which the Company participates in a state-sponsored insurance fund. Aggregate stop loss coverage for automobile liability, general liability and workers’ compensation claims increased to $52.5 million from $41.8 million for fiscal 2013 as a result of additional coverage obtained on the Acquired Subsidiaries. In connection with the acquisition of the Acquired Subsidiaries, Quanta Services, Inc. has agreed to retain the risk of loss for insured claims of the Acquired Subsidiaries outstanding, or arising out of events, facts or circumstances existing, as of the closing date of the acquisition.

For losses under the Company's employee health plan, the Company is party to a stop-loss agreement under which it retains the risk of loss, on an annual basis, of the first $250,000 of claims per participant. In addition, the Company retains the risk of loss for the first $550,000 of claim amounts that aggregate across all health plan participants that exceed $250,000.

Accrued insurance claims consist of the following:



	January 26, 2013		July 28, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Amounts expected to be paid within one year:
Accrued auto, general liability and workers' compensation	$	17,017	$	16,514
Accrued employee group health	3,901		2,867
Accrued damage claims	5,395		5,837
	26,313		25,218
Amounts expected to be paid beyond one year:
Accrued auto, general liability and workers' compensation	21,502		21,423
Accrued damage claims	2,191		2,168
	23,693		23,591
Total accrued insurance claims	$	50,006	$	48,809